Ameren Corporation operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. The company engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution activities; and rate-regulated natural gas distribution and transmission businesses. It primarily generates electricity through coal, nuclear, and natural gas, as well as renewable sources, such as hydroelectric, methane gas, and solar. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. As of March 4, 2019, it served approximately 1.2 million electric customers and approximately 130,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Ameren has received 59.65% “underperform” votes from our community.

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Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Ameren?

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ameren in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Ameren.

When is Ameren's next earnings date?

How were Ameren's earnings last quarter?

Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.12. The utilities provider earned $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.56 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 9.62% and a net margin of 13.51%. The company's revenue was down 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.78 EPS. View Ameren's earnings history.

How often does Ameren pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ameren?

Ameren announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.495 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.98 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 9th. View Ameren's dividend history.

What guidance has Ameren issued on next quarter's earnings?

Ameren issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 11th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.40-3.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.44.

What price target have analysts set for AEE?

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Ameren's shares. Their forecasts range from $74.00 to $91.00. On average, they anticipate Ameren's stock price to reach $83.36 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ameren.

Has Ameren been receiving favorable news coverage?

News stories about AEE stock have been trending extremely negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ameren earned a news impact score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutAmeren.

How do I buy shares of Ameren?

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What is Ameren's stock price today?

One share of AEE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.58.

How big of a company is Ameren?

Ameren has a market capitalization of $18.66 billion and generates $5.91 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $828 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.35 on an earnings per share basis. Ameren employs 9,323 workers across the globe.